Summary:

Assesses, provides, and documents effective spiritual care to patients, families, and staff in a variety of situations, including but not limited to crisis interventions, grief and bereavement, end of life care, and faith crises.

Responsibilities:

• Provides spiritual and religious resources as requested by patient/family
• Introduces patient/family to services of the Spiritual Care department
• Contacts community clergy as requested by patient/family
• Screens for possible spiritual distress and refers these cases to chaplain for follow up
• Refers ongoing complex needs to chaplains for assessment and follow up
• Ability to function effectively under stress, to cope with crises situations, and to respond creatively to a multiplicity of changes
• Provides hospitality and assistance to visiting clergy as needed
• Facilitates ethical decision making with patients/families
• Respects confidentiality of information from all sources, including patients, family members, other volunteers and CSRHS associates
• Understands and adheres to the CHRISTUS Associate Covenant and Code of Ethics
• Demonstrates cultural humility and sensitivity with respect to the patient populations served
• Documents spiritual assessments and interventions in the patient's medical record

Requirements:

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree preferred, Master's degree in Pastoral Ministry, Spirituality, Theology, or Divinity preferred Previous CPE unit(s) preferred

Experience

• Minimum of one year supervised ministry in a clinical setting Previous CPE unit(s) preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• Must be endorsed by leader of their faith community

Work Type:

Full Time

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About CHRISTUS Health

CHRISTUS HEALTH is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of almost more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS operates in 6 U.S. states, Colombia, Chile and 6 states in Mexico. To support our health care ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on medical staffs who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.

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